by Kristia Solete | Oct 13, 2017 | Stories
Written by Cervin Bariso, writer, Operation Blessing Philippines Catastrophe hit 42-year-old Marissa Manaoag when Typhoon Nina (international name: Nock-Ten) hit Bicol on Christmas Day in 2016 and totally destroyed her house. She is a single mother who has been...
by Kristia Solete | Oct 7, 2017 | Stories
Sickly and paralyzed, Zohra, together with her family, was trapped in their house for 3 days when the war struck Marawi City. With no way to transport her, they could not leave the place.Their house lies near the schools that were burned by the Maute terrorist group...
by Kristia Solete | Oct 7, 2017 | Stories
Thea is a 15-year-old young woman from Mindoro province who excels in school and consistently receives honor awards by the end of the school year. Her mother, Marivic, is a single parent who gets to walk on stage every year to put the medals on Thea. Though Thea...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 13, 2017 | Infrastructure, Stories
Regina’s dream is simple – she just wants a happy and contented family while living in their own comfortable house. But she realized it was not as easy as she thought it would be. Regina is a housewife, while Edwin works as a tricycle driver and an on-call...
by Kristia Solete | Jul 28, 2017 | Disaster Response, Stories
Panic and fear emotionally paralyzed Anida, who was not able to bring anything with them except for the clothes they were wearing on the day when the Marawi siege happened. She also left their source of living, which was selling chickens in the market, and walked with...
by Kristia Solete | Jul 25, 2017 | Disaster Response, Stories
The ground shook so hard that Maricel rushed toward her sleeping children, right before their house walls were torn down. The concrete division prevented the walls to directly fall on them, which could have killed them all. This adrenaline rush enabled her to save her...
